National Cathedral Association
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The National Cathedral Association is an organization that seeks to provide funds and promote the Washington National Cathedral
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It consists of more than 14,000 people across the United States
. It is subdivided into State committees. More than 88% of its members live outside the Washington area. Every year, each State is remembered in the prayers of the cathedral. Every four years, a state has a Major State Day, at which time those who live in the state are encouraged to make a pilgrimage
to the cathedral and dignitaries from the state are invited to speak. American state flags are always displayed in the nave.
Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in...
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It consists of more than 14,000 people across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is subdivided into State committees. More than 88% of its members live outside the Washington area. Every year, each State is remembered in the prayers of the cathedral. Every four years, a state has a Major State Day, at which time those who live in the state are encouraged to make a pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
to the cathedral and dignitaries from the state are invited to speak. American state flags are always displayed in the nave.